Communal clash: Senator Mustapha donates relief materials to victims

The senator representing Jigawa Southwest, Senator Mustapha Khabib, has donated relief materials to families of the people who lost their lives in a communal clash in Miga local government area of the state.

Presenting the relief items to the families at Gidannagari village where more lost lives in three villages affected by the clashes that claimed over 15 lives from both sides of the rivals sides, Senator Mustapha Khabib enjoyed the people live in peace and be brother keepers at all time.

Senator Mustapha Khabib called on both sides farmers and herders to remain and maintain their boundaries and respect one another for permanent peace and better security.

According to him, “What had happened is very unfortunate. Farmers and Fulani were brothers and needs each other. You all knows is that peace is the bedrock of any development, there would not be development without peace. I warned of any acts that will disrupt the existing peace among you.

“You are all leaving witness to the tension, loss of lives and properties on an issue that can be prevented and avoided. But we can consider it as an act of God, let it be served as a lesson.

“These food items is just a relief for what had happened and lost. Is not means to pay or compensation. Nothing to compared with human lives”.

He said each family that lost a life would receive a package of five 25kg bags of Rice, Maize, five cartoons of spaghetti, three Gallon of five liters of cocking oil, five sachets of Maggi cubes, and Salt, while those injured received four bags and the one lost their houses got three bags and other items.

The item of food items donated by the senator is 300 25 bags of Rice, 300 bags of Maize, 300 cartoons of spaghetti, 300 five liters of vegetable oil, 300 cartoons of Maggi, and 300 Packets of salt.